4 Mistakes Not to Make When Packing for Your Office Move to Little Rock

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4 Mistakes Not to Make When Packing for Your Office Move to Little Rock

06/18/2018

by Julie DeLong, A-1 Freeman Moving Group

Boxing up
your office seems like an easy task, right?
Especially if you are somewhat
orderly worker, it appears like all you'd be required to do is place your documents
in a box, your IT stuff in another, load up your desk, and you’re done. However,
getting your office from point A
to point B is often a
lot more time consuming
than we tend to think it is. Fortunately,
dodging
these common blunders when it is
time to box up your office can save you a decent
amount of anxiety when moving to
Little Rock.

Mistake #1: Not Enough Organization

No
matter if you are moving yourself or have employed a moving company to assist, the worst thing you can do when it's go
time is to go into it
without getting appropriately
prepared. You might think you are
organized because you penned a lonely item designation on the outside
of the box, but what you should do is prepare in advance what
you're going to pack and in what order you need to pack it. After that, you must
distinctly label what is is going into which box.
Be aware that when you get
your boxes loaded up, moved, and to your
destination, you are going
to forget which box has
your power cords, and which one holds
your business files in it. So, write a
list on every box of what is in it to prevent
digging, disorientation, and some
hysteria while you get your new office set up.

Mistake #2: Burying Things You Really Need

If
you've ever moved your home, you might know that notion
of discovering the towels you haven't used in a decade amidst
unpacking, but not being able to uncover the shampoo and
fresh clothes you need for in the morning. An office move can have a
similar complication. That's why you should pack up the things you aren't going to need immediately (such as
your tax records from five years ago), and be sure
they go on the moving van
first. The things you are going to need
soon (your desk, your computer, your printer, etc.)
should all be packed up last so they're the first things
you unload off the truck. This approach
helps curtail your downtime,
and helps you get right back to work once you reach your destination.

Mistake #3: Not Using a Timeline or a Checklist

Moving
an office to Little Rock is a process that has
a tendency to happen accumulatively,
which is why it's crucial to use the right tools to understand
your progress. You should have a timeline written out
for how long it will
take to pack up your things, the amount of
time it will take to move it, the amount of
time it will take to unpack, and then the
amount of time it will take to get
everything set back up. The timeline must
have some space in it for delays, and
it needs to be connected
to a checklist so you can mark off tasks as they're
completed. If you plan to hire a professional moving
company, they will assist you with this process.
Flying by the seat of your pants isn't
a very good choice for an
office move.

Mistake #4: Bringing Stuff You Don't Need to
Little Rock

Moving
your office is a chance to start over, and to put your best foot forward. But,
lots of people wind up just relocating
everything with them, whether or not they really
need it. That's why, before you even think about packing, you should sort
through all of your stuff in your office and ask if it needs to move to the new office
location. That broken hole punch that you
already bought a new one and were keeping on hand in case you could get it rebuilt?
Don't muddle up your new office with it. The
box of old, but still working, routers you stuck away in case of an
I.T. emergency? Well, if they are some
years old, they are most likely antiquated.
That pack of musty paper that does not fit your printer? Recycle it or give it to
an employee for their children to draw
on. The more things
you can get rid of (including digitizing old records so the paper
copies are no longer necessary) the easier your move will be.

Moving
your office can be a large task,
but with a little bit of preparedness and
organization, downtime can be at a minimum. A-1 Freeman Moving Group has been the office
moving expert for over 40 years. Our trained
staff can make sure that your office move to Little Rock goes smoothly. Contact us today!

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